An image of the upstream face of Boulder Dam. Freshly built, the dam had low water levels as it continued to be filled with water. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
The view of a penstock tunnel located within the interior of Boulder Dam. Visitors of the dam stand above a bridge overlooking the tunnel. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Materials contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives depicting the Hoover (Boulder) Dam from 1930 to 1959. The photographs primarily depict the completed dam, including its upstream and downstream faces, diversion tunnels, outlet works, powerhouse, intake towers, crest, and spillways. The photographs depict the dam from numerous angles, including photographs taken from both the Nevada and Arizona sides of the dam, the Colorado River, Lake Mead, and aerial photographs taken from planes.
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L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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A Nevada side view of Lake Mead filled at the recently completed Hoover Dam. Caption at bottom of postcard reads: "Boulder Dam crest and intake towers, looking toward Arizona side." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
Caption at bottom of image reads: "Trucking mamoth (sic) concrete buckets in the 50 ft. dia. tunnels, Boulder Dam." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.